Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

Several weeks ago I took my Brush Bandit Model 65 chipper over a friends house to clean up a Bradford Pear that went down in a storm. Started and ran well, chipped up everything and was done in an hour and a half. Couple days later wouldn't start. Couple days later pulled the head on the right bank and had 2 cracked exhaust valves. I heard those old Wisconsin's could run on 2 cylinders and you would only notice it was down a little on power. My mechanic buddy came over and looked at it. Pistons and cylinders look like new. He said pull the other head and see what it looks like? Did that this morning. Another cracked exhaust. While pulling the head this morning, I glanced across the engine to the other side, There was something shiny in the bottom of the intake Runner. A piece of brass tubing with a fitting on it. How did that thing get in there? Somebody dropped it in the carb and said the heck with it?

Looks suspect to me.
Do you have any exhaust leaks such as a cracked manifold.

I experienced an interesting thing today. Went to hook up the little 4x8 trailer to load up a load of firewood for delivery(yes scrounged wood lol), and when pulling it I could hear something in the right wheel bearing. So I thought .


Dang stick lol.
Just glad I didn't have to tear into it, wouldn't have gotten nearly as much done.
4 half cord loads delivered.

 

[chipper1]

Then when I came home I cut up the 10" box elder that had fallen across the neighbors drive, good thing it's it's semi-circle shaped drive, or I would have needed to get it when I first went out.
Some of the chips from this tree were very red, seen them before, but they are usually mixed with the whiter chips so they don't seem as bright.
Also found a few pieces of maple in the pile a little friend must have been nibbling on, maybe a baby beaver lol. My boy did see some beaver signs down at the creek out back.



Was thinking of you today @Logger nate , saw this beast when I was at the gas station .

 

[djg james]

Looks suspect to me.
Do you have any exhaust leaks such as a cracked manifold.

I experienced an interesting thing today. Went to hook up the little 4x8 trailer to load up a load of firewood for delivery(yes scrounged wood lol), and when pulling it I could hear something in the right wheel bearing. So I thought .

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Dang stick lol.
Just glad I didn't have to tear into it, wouldn't have gotten nearly as much done.
4 half cord loads delivered.
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My "little 5 x 8' trailer" doesn't have side boards so from time to time, a stick of firewood sticks out and rubs a tire. That'll do more damage.

You say you got 1/2 cord in that load pictured? Not disputing your claim, just using it as a gauge for mine.

 

[bob kern]

No scrounge yesterday but split/ stacked 2 rics. Chipping away at stuff for 2 yrs out.
had some pro help.

 

[chipper1]

My "little 5 x 8' trailer" doesn't have side boards so from time to time, a stick of firewood sticks out and rubs a tire. That'll do more damage.

You say you got 1/2 cord in that load pictured? Not disputing your claim, just using it as a gauge for mine.

It was pretty funny when I lifted the back of the trailer and spun the tire and realized what it was, I chuckled a little and got back to the task at hand. I wish more problems in life were as easily solved .
It's a 4x8 trailer with 2' sides, fill it up it's half a cord. I only get 5 rows because the wood is 16-20", but I fill the little void at the back and I round the top a bit higher than the sides. The only complaint I've had was the one woman who said the wood was too dry , maybe I should give her a call as this stuff will be about 2/3 seasoned and a 1/3 that will not be 100% ready until next yr. I do tell everyone it won't all be ready and it's best to sort it out, especially the customer this load is for as they have a stove with a catalytic combuster and they are more sensitive.
Bummer I don't have more wood on hand and ready to go as there are a lot of people asking already this yr, hoping to have the rest of the pile gone this month or early next month. I already have 3 more trailer loads people have committed to and 1 is a sure thing, the other person I've never dealt with. Regardless it won't last long and then people will start asking and will be bummed I don't have more. Maybe I should contact my lot clearing guy and start hauling some more dry stuff in, too bad fuel is so expensive (hope that's not too political).
Edit: forgot to ask, how do you keep the wood on it without some sort of sides, put logs against the rails or stand rounds up all the way around the rails(I'm assuming you have rails).

 

[MustangMike]

My "little 5 x 8' trailer" doesn't have side boards so from time to time, a stick of firewood sticks out and rubs a tire. That'll do more damage.

You say you got 1/2 cord in that load pictured? Not disputing your claim, just using it as a gauge for mine.

A cord is 4 X 4 X 8, so 1/2 cord is 2 X 4 X 8. So, in a 4 X 8 trailer you would need to neatly stack 2' high.

With a 5 X 8 trailer you need to go 1.6' high (or 1' 7.2") or 19.2" high.

With my new 5.5 X 10 trailer, I only need to go 1.16' high (1'2"), or 14" for a 1/2 cord load.

Most of the smaller trailers are overloaded with 1/2 cord of wood. The axle in my 5 X 8 trailer was only rated for 2,000 lbs, in the 5.5 X 10 it is rated for 3,500 lbs. Wheels and tires are also an important consideration, especially if you go on the highway. The wheels on my new trailer are 15" instead of 13".

 

[bob kern]

Looks suspect to me.
Do you have any exhaust leaks such as a cracked manifold.

I experienced an interesting thing today. Went to hook up the little 4x8 trailer to load up a load of firewood for delivery(yes scrounged wood lol), and when pulling it I could hear something in the right wheel bearing. So I thought .

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Dang stick lol.
Just glad I didn't have to tear into it, wouldn't have gotten nearly as much done.
4 half cord loads delivered.
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Nice work!!

 

[chipper1]

Most of the smaller trailers are overloaded with 1/2 cord of wood. The axle in my 5 X 8 trailer was only rated for 2,000 lbs, in the 5.5 X 10 it is rated for 3,500 lbs. Wheels and tires are also an important consideration, especially if you go on the highway. The wheels on my new trailer are 15" instead of 13".

This one does "okay" if the trailer is perfectly level, but the way it is on the back of the excursion(front a little high) it started to fishtail at 60 mph.
My old trailer that looked almost identical(built by the same company and the same size/sides) was a little more stable with the 13" tires vs the 12" on this one, I'm always watching for another set of 13".
I'd like to find a nice "smaller" single axle trailer like yours with a heavy axle(5k preferably) so I could haul a full cord, but have it be more maneuverable than a 16' tandem axle. I'd prefer a 5x8 as I could use that to haul small loads of dirt and I can get the bucket of the small tractor into it as well, it's a little too wide for the 4x8.
Tomorrow I have to haul a bit of dirt to a job where I removed the root ball on a pine tree that blew over, I'll be running the wheelbarrow, these little trailers work well for jobs like this because you can load them in the middle(instead of heavier to the front) and you don't have very far to reach to unload with a shovel.
Speaking of wheelbarrows, every time I see this pic in an ad on craigslist I think it's a wheelbarrow lol.

 

[svk]

Morning guys.

Im having breakfast in Dalton GA which is just a few miles from Zogger’s old place. I was going to drive by his place for a bit of closure as I head south.

 

[chipper1]

Morning guys.

Im having breakfast in Dalton GA which is just a few miles from Zogger’s old place. I was going to drive by his place for a bit of closure as I head south.

Is it still snowing lol.
I used to haul a lot of carpet out of there, those loads took many hrs to load .
Have a great trip.

 

[svk]

No snow here, it’s a pleasant 55 degrees.

 

[Lee192233]

Man, the last 5 pages were something!
I had to have a bit of this after reading through that **** show.


Hope this isn't too off topic but Happy Easter everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying their day.

 

[svk]

Man, the last 5 pages were something!
I had to have a bit of this after reading through that **** show.
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Hope this isn't too off topic but Happy Easter everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying their day.

Very much on topic and Happy Easter!

 

[TRTermite]

I dissected out most of a uteload from the punky peppermint logs I cut the other day but most of the rounds were too far gone. Disappointing.

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I also picked up some previously cut dry peppermint splits.

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I hope this post was not too political, I'm trying my best!

The bark on your Peppermint firewood looks very similar to our Eastern Red Cedar Here

 

[North by Northwest]

You better be careful, you're "treading" on thin ice with all these off topic tire posts .
Most times I use Costco when buying new tires as they have fair prices, and I compare them to a local wholesaler who does very well on high end tires.
Costco also has one of the best prices on batteries, so much so that you could buy their lowest level membership and still come out ahead on many batteries.

I guess this is not the place to discuss Hunting or Fishing Camp exploits then Eh Brett ?

 

[djg james]

It was pretty funny when I lifted the back of the trailer and spun the tire and realized what it was, I chuckled a little and got back to the task at hand. I wish more problems in life were as easily solved .
It's a 4x8 trailer with 2' sides, fill it up it's half a cord. I only get 5 rows because the wood is 16-20", but I fill the little void at the back and I round the top a bit higher than the sides. The only complaint I've had was the one woman who said the wood was too dry , maybe I should give her a call as this stuff will be about 2/3 seasoned and a 1/3 that will not be 100% ready until next yr. I do tell everyone it won't all be ready and it's best to sort it out, especially the customer this load is for as they have a stove with a catalytic combuster and they are more sensitive.
Bummer I don't have more wood on hand and ready to go as there are a lot of people asking already this yr, hoping to have the rest of the pile gone this month or early next month. I already have 3 more trailer loads people have committed to and 1 is a sure thing, the other person I've never dealt with. Regardless it won't last long and then people will start asking and will be bummed I don't have more. Maybe I should contact my lot clearing guy and start hauling some more dry stuff in, too bad fuel is so expensive (hope that's not too political).
Edit: forgot to ask, how do you keep the wood on it without some sort of sides, put logs against the rails or stand rounds up all the way around the rails(I'm assuming you have rails).

On the rare occasion I deliver firewood, I use modified cable chase sides as pictured. That's the max I like to load in it. The trailer has a 2000# axle and 14" car tires so I could easily hold more, but the frame is 1/8" - 2" x 2" angle iron and I'm afraid more would bend the frame.


When I'm moving wood around, I just mound it up.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Very much on topic and Happy Easter!

by default, if for no other reason, i am thinking.... probably any thing not deleted or removed, other than by OP... posted here is 'on topic'!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I'm settling in, this is great entertainment

buy you a pint down at the local....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Several weeks ago I took my Brush Bandit Model 65 chipper over a friends house to clean up a Bradford Pear that went down in a storm. Started and ran well, chipped up everything and was done in an hour and a half. Couple days later wouldn't start. Couple days later pulled the head on the right bank and had 2 cracked exhaust valves. I heard those old Wisconsin's could run on 2 cylinders and you would only notice it was down a little on power. My mechanic buddy came over and looked at it. Pistons and cylinders look like new. He said pull the other head and see what it looks like? Did that this morning. Another cracked exhaust. While pulling the head this morning, I glanced across the engine to the other side, There was something shiny in the bottom of the intake Runner. A piece of brass tubing with a fitting on it. How did that thing get in there? Somebody dropped it in the carb and said the heck with it?

seen a lot of engine heads in my times wrenching on this or that... some even with cracked heads and some even with burnt valves. even a valve or two stuck in piston crown! but never any valves quite like that. wow!

wrenching!!! ah-h, the memories. in fact, i keep dreaming about it....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

kinda wondering why this thread did not get deleted, or has not yet.... over in Tradin' Post?

Want to Trade Fuk it​

or at least edit it....